Not only was today my first day at the new job, but it was also rollout day for a new document management system firm-wide. Yes, over 300 people had to deal with coming into the office and having to work in a different environment than the one they left Friday. That meant a whole lot…
Yup, today’s the last day of work. I start my new job on Monday morning. I’m currently working in an office with all my belongings packed up, with bare walls and bare desk space. The whole “moving out” look, definitely. There’s nothing like the feeling of killing off your own voice mailbox, your own email…
Did we really need another IM service? Of all the many things Google could build with all the IPO money they’ve gotten recently is this really one of the things that should be high on the list? Are they in cahoots with the makers of Trillian, who’s free version won’t work with the Jabber protocol,…
Found some interesting reading over in the In The Trenches listener forums about someone just starting out at an admin position and the mess that he’s dealing with. The responses have been interesting to follow as well. I’m using this post both as a way of making myself a note to check out where the…
I spent a whole lot of my weekend setting up my new laptop. After some headaches involved with trying to order a system online, that turned out to not be in stock, despite the fact that the site said it was, and I was charged for it, I cancelled that order and went down to…
First off, I forgot one thing I will miss yesterday, the vacation time. Not only because taking a new job spoiled plans Angela and I were making but because I’m losing the “extra” vacation time earned by having been here a number of years. (I’ll go from 17 days per year back to 10) Of…